December 14, 2011

December 12, 2011

Welcome to the South Carolina Bar's E-Blast, CLE-Edition!December 14, 2011E-Blast highlights upcoming activities, legal information and links to the Bar's website at www.scbar.org.The South Carolina Bar is dedicated to advancing justice, professionalism and understanding of the law.

Only one day left for early bird Convention registration!The early bird gets the worm–and a great price on Convention registration! Register by Thursday, Dec. 15, to get early bird pricing on the 2012 S.C. Bar Convention. To view the full agenda and a complete list of all Convention seminars, click here.

Featured seminarMotor Carrier Claims: From Wreck to Trial
This powerful and practical program will guide attendees through preliminary accident investigation, case evaluation and settlement proposal strategy. Get insightful tips on taking critical depositions and defending the target defendant, as well as a roadmap for opening statements and critical information on the CDL manual, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulationsand Rules of the Road. If you litigate motor carrier cases, as either a plaintiff or defense attorney, this is a seminar you cannot afford to miss.

S.C. Bar and The Ritter Academy offer e-discovery training
The S.C. Bar and The Ritter Academy announce that S.C. Bar members have the opportunity to enroll in The Ritter Academy's online, self-paced training course on the complex and challenging field of electronic discovery. Bar members have the option of either enrolling for unlimited access to all of the Academy's courses at an annual cost of $489 ($1,199 after Jan. 15, 2012), or enrolling in the “S.C. Six-Pack,” which allows a lawyer to obtain a package of six hours of self-paced CLE for $329 (through March 1, 2012). For more information or to register, click here.

On-demand, online CLE programs Social Media/Networkingco-sponsored by the Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company

PublicationsWhat's for Lunch needs your help!
Over the last year, attorneys Gibbs B. Leaphart and Daniel W. Hayes have been researching lunch spots throughout the state for the upcoming CLE publication, What's for Lunch? The Attorney's Field Guide to Dining in South Carolina. Now they need your help! Click here to review the preliminary list of suggested lunch spots and share your opinions of the places you have experienced. Good or bad, if you have a suggestion we missed, we want to hear from you. Each Bar member who e-mails a review to alicia.hutto@scbar.org by Jan. 10 will be automatically entered in a drawing for a free copy of What's for Lunch? The Attorney's Field Guide to Dining in South Carolina.